This thesis investigates the state of Canadian public opinion concerning the war in Vietnam from the time of Canada's initial involvement on the International Control Commission in 1954, to the final pullout of Canadian observers in 1973. The Canadian Institute of Public Opinion polls will form the basis of this examination, but various media publications and government statements will also be used to portray the nature of public debate on this issue. This study is broken down into two periods; from 1954 to 1964 and from 1965 to 1973. The conclusions reached show that fear of communism contributed to significant Canadian public support for American intervention i n Vietnam in the early years of the conflict. It was only near the end of the war, when Canadians began to consider U.S. actions as more dangerous to world peace than revolutionary communism, that support for American policy declined. However, throughout the entire period of this study there was always a large percentage of Canadians who were undecided about the war. This most likely reflects the general apathy of Canadians when confronted with foreign policy questions that had little direct impact on their daily lives. Nevertheless, there was a considerable percentage of the population that was strongly opposed to the American intervention and to what was considered the Canadian government's complicity in prolonging the war. Overall, Canadian attitudes changed slowly and even then only very little. / Arts, Faculty of / History, Department of / Graduate

After the end of the Vietnam War, the Hus family struggles with the mysterious disappearance of their eldest son, Charlie. This collection of interrelated stories chronicles the life of Margie, the mother, Harold, the father, and Charlie as they each try to cope with different forms of separation and isolation. The collection is preceded by an introduction discussing realism as a means and an end in the crafting of believable characters in short fiction.

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This novel of the Vietnam War examines the effects of prolonged stress on individuals and groups. The narrative, which is told from the points of view of four widely different characters, follows an infantry company through three days and two nights of combat on a small island off the coast of the northern I Corps military region. The story's principal themes are the loss of communication that contributes to and is caused by the background of chaos that arises from combat; the effect of brutal warfare on the individual spirit; and the way groups reorganize themselves to cope with the confusion of the battlefield. The thesis includes an explication of the novel, explaining some of the technical details of its production.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2001. / Heading on microfiche: Hawley, Thomas Malvern. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 322-338). Also available on microfiche.

Thesis (D.Psych.)--Murdoch University, 2009. / Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 172-203)

Thesis (doctoral)--London School of Economics and Political Science, 1999. / BLDSC reference no.: DX207565.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.